Italian Linguistic Expert

Mercor; United States; Remote; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking experienced Italian Linguistic Experts to evaluate how an AI model handles Italian tasks and to curate high-quality Italian linguistic data for model training. This part-time role focuses on accuracy across translation, summarization, dialogue, and grammar, with remote collaboration across distributed teams.

Strong Italian fluency and professional English are required, along with experience in editing, translation, or NLP data work.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native Italian proficiency with strong grammar and style control.
• Experience with translation/editing or linguistic annotation in Italian.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to spot subtle errors.
• Comfort with distributed, remote work and collaboration across teams.
• Professional fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate quality and accuracy of LLM-generated Italian text across use cases (translation, summarization, dialogue, grammar).
• Edit, refine, or rewrite Italian content to meet linguistic and cultural standards for Italian audiences.
• Annotate Italian text for grammatical, syntactic, and semantic features.
• Identify model errors and language gaps; collaborate with AI researchers to improve LLM performance.
• Provide detailed linguistic feedback to guide model training efforts.

Skills

Native Italian

Editing and translation

Attention to detail

Remote collaboration

English fluency

Job description

Pay: $40/hour
Commitment: Part time

Mercor is seeking experienced Italian Linguistic Experts to join a cutting-edge AI research project in partnership with a leading research lab. This role centers on evaluating how effectively a large language model (LLM) performs in Italian-language tasks and on curating high-quality Italian linguistic data to train and improve the model's understanding and generation capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated Italian text across various use cases (e.g., translation, summarization, dialogue, grammar correction).
• Edit, refine, or rewrite Italian content to meet linguistic and cultural standards for Italian-speaking audiences.
• Annotate Italian text for grammatical, syntactic, and semantic features.
• Identify model errors and language gaps, and collaborate with AI researchers to improve LLM performance.
• Provide detailed linguistic feedback and analysis to guide ongoing model training efforts.

You're a strong fit if you have:

• Native or near-native fluency in Italian, with excellent command over grammar, syntax, and stylistics.
• Professional experience in translation, editing, linguistic annotation, or NLP data work in Italian.
• Strong understanding of Italian nuances, regional variations, register, and context-appropriate usage.
• Professional fluency in English.
• Interest in AI and LLM-driven language technologies (preferred but not required).
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to spot subtle errors or unnatural phrasing.
• Clear communication skills and experience working in distributed, remote teams.

Why Join

• Contribute to cutting-edge AI research in partnership with a leading research lab.
• Work on high-impact projects that directly support the development of advanced AI systems.
• Gain hands-on exposure to state-of-the-art AI research and development.
• Join a fast-moving project where your expertise and judgment can have a meaningful impact.